Variants of CONGÉ

con·gé also con·gee\ˈkän-(ˌ)jē, -(ˌ)zhē\

Examples of CONGÉ

<with an elaborately ceremonious congé, the ambassador took his leave>

Origin of CONGÉ

alteration of earlier congee,congie, from Middle English conge, from Anglo-French cungé, from Latin commeatus going back and forth, leave, from commeare to go back and forth, from com- + meare to go — more at permeate